Improvement in temples for weaving tubular fabrics



G. F. SIMON. Temple for Weaving Tubular Fabrics.

No. 218,074. Patented July 29,1879.

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N.PE|EES. PNOTCHJTHOGHAPHER, WASHINGTON. D c.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GOTTLIEB F. SIMON, OF BRISTOL, RHODE ISLAND.

IMPROVEMENT IN TEMPLES FOR WEAVING TUBULAR FABRICS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 218,074, dated July 29,1879 application filed May 2, 1878.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, GOTTLIEB FRIEDRICH SIMON, a subject of the King ofSaxony, residing in Bristol, in the county of Bristol and State oflthode Island, have invented certain new and useful improvements inTemples for Weaving Tubular Fabrics; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing specification, taken in connection with the drawingsfurnished, andforming a part thereof, is a clear, true, and completedescription of my invention.

My improvements relate to that class of temples which reciprocate to andfro longitudinally within the fabric, with a movement corresponding moreor less closely with the movements of the lay of theloom; and theobjects of my improvements are simplicity in construction, reliabilityin operation, and a perfeet support for the fabric as against the drafton the filling at the time the shuttle makes its flight, and also aperfect support close to the face of the reed at the time of making itsheat.

My invention, mainly, consists in the combination, with a reed, of atemple mounted on the face thereof, and adapted at its front end tooccupy a tubular fabric and support it against the draft on the filling,and at its rear end to support the fabric when the reed makes its heat.

My invention consists, further, in a temple which is provided with meansfor flexibly attaching it to a reed, so that it may be moved therewithto and fro by the lay of the 100111.

My invention further consists in the combination, with a reed, of atemple which is flexibly connected thereto, and is reciprocatedtherewith to and fro by the lay of a loom.

To more particularly describe my invention, I will refer totheaccompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 represents, in perspective,one of my temples. Fig. 2 represents the same in lateral section. Fig. 3represents, in perspective, a reed with one of my temples attachedthereto.

My temple A may be composed wholly of metal, or partly of wood or otherlight material. In the drawings it is shown to be composed partially ofwood a, of a length somewhat greater than the distance moved by the reedwith which it is to be used, and having a rounded and a straight end,and slightly concave sides. The wooden portion is inclosed within ametallic rim, b, which may be flat or half-round, and secured by meansof screws or studs with countersunk heads to insure a smooth surface.The metallic rim 1) at the straight end of the temple is longer than thewooden portion, as at 0, constituting ears, by which the temple isconnected with the reed. These ears are provided with holes for thereception of rolls d and e, which are separated by a space considerablygreater than the width of the dents of the reed with which the temple isto be used.

it is not essential that the roll 01 be capable of rotation; but itsrounded surface is desirable. The roll e is loosely mounted on a rod, f,which is snugly fitted to the holes in the ends of the ears 0.

The reed B is of the form commonly used in weaving hydraulic hose, andis provided with strong heavy dents. The temple and reed are flexiblyconnected, as if with a hingejoint, by means of the ears 0, outer roll,6, and its rodf. The ears 0 are considerably thinner than the spacesbetween the dents of the reed, and the temple and reed are so connectedthat the temple may be freely inclined up or down to correspond with theupper or lower portions of the shed opened for the passage of a shuttle.

When applied for use the temple is interposed between the two sets ofwarp, and the end thereof next the reed is moved up or down at theopening of each shed, so that the shuttle may pass under or over it andthe warps, which move with the temple, while its opposite end remainswithin the fabric.

It will be seen that when the reed is at its most rearward position therounded end of the temple will be within the fabric, and afford properresistance to the draft on the filling at the terminal movements of theshuttle, and that when the reed is making its beat the fabric will bethoroughly supported close to the face of the reed.

The temple, instead of being solid, as shown, may be composed merely ofthe metallic rim, laterally braced by cross-pieces of wood or wire.

Instead of being flat on top, as shown, the temple maybe rounded, so asto be oval in cross-section, and this form is sometimes desirable.

It is to be distinctly understood that I make no claim to a formermounted on the face of a reed for weaving tubular fabrics adapted toenter the fabric only at the time the beat is made, for such a device,not being within the fabric at the time the shuttle makes its flight,has no power to resist the draft on the filling, and it cannot thereforeoperate like my temple, which, being always within the fabric, offers aperfect resistance to the draft on the filling, and prevents the fabricfrom being unduly drawn in ward orcontracted, regardless of the degreeof shuttle-tension which may be employed.

Having thus described my invention, I

claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. The combination,with a reed for weaving tubular fabrics, of a temple mounted on the faceof the reed, and adapted at its outer end to occupy the interior of thefabric and support it against the draft on the filling, and at its rearend to support the fabric when the beat is made, substantially asdescribed.

2. A temple for weaving tubular fabrics provided with means for flexiblyconnecting it with a reed, substantially as described.

3. The combination, with a reed, of a temple flexibly connected to thereed and reciprocated therewith, substantially as described.

GO'ITLIEB FRIEDRICH SIMON.

Witnesses:

J. HENRY WEED, I. F. WILLIAMS.

